An Incomprehensible Move

Mu Chen headed toward a mountain peak southwest of Northern Heavens Soul Academy, carrying the letter of introduction Hun Xiao had given him.

At the cloud-shrouded summit, within an elegant courtyard, a beautiful woman in a white dress sat quietly in a pavilion. Her skin was fairer than snow, and she possessed the delicate beauty of an orchid blooming in an empty valley.

Before her, Hun Xiao—black-eyed, black-haired, and pale-faced—chewed on a pork knuckle as he placed a booklet on the stone table and pushed it toward her.

Looking at the grease-stained booklet, the woman in white frowned, a trace of distaste flashing through her eyes.

"This is a cultivation journal from an array grandmaster. Although it doesn't record any spirit arrays, some of its insights should help you more than spirit arrays would."

Ling Xi, dressed in white, twitched at the corner of her lips. Her crimson lips parted, and she spoke in a voice as pleasant as an oriole's song:

"Headmaster, we agreed beforehand. I may have agreed to teach a student for you, but if he proves incapable of being taught, I won't waste my time."

"Of course, of course. If you think he's too stupid, just throw him out. Judging by the time, he should be here any moment now... I won't disturb you while you test him. Goodbye." Hun Xiao's figure suddenly vanished.

Ling Xi's gaze narrowed slightly. Hun Xiao had always seemed elusive and unpredictable to her; she could not see his movements at all. She had long suspected that Hun Xiao was more than merely a Sovereign.

"Student Mu Chen, under the Headmaster's orders, requests an audience with Elder Ling Xi."

A voice came from the gate. Ling Xi waved her hand, opening the courtyard door.

Mu Chen looked at the door that